rifsuda01: 10.7: Scripting a fix for the loss of the Command+D shortcut

Wednesday, 27 July 2011

10.7: Scripting a fix for the loss of the Command+D shortcut

I do a lot of writing with TextEdit, using a keyboard shortcut with the macro editor QuicKeys. My SL macro would switch to or open TextEdit, close any previous TextEdit document using the built-in Mac keyboard shortcut Command+D (which closes a window without saving). Lion has evidently done away with the Command+D shortcut, so my macro wouldn't work. Here is a simple script that opens or switches to TextEdit, closes (without saving) any note that is there, and opens a new note:

 tell application "TextEdit"   activate   try     close window 1 saving no   end try   make new document   end tell

This can be entered in QuicKeys and activated with the keyboard shortcut of your choosing.

[crarko adds: I suppose the removal of Command+D is a result of the new Auto Save feature; thing ...